5{41 -amino-4{40 ,5{41 -dideoxyambutyrosin

ABSTRACT

Derivatives of ambutyrosin A and 4&#39;&#39;-deoxy-ambutyrosin A have been prepared which possess substantially improved antibacterial activity. An example of such an agent is 5&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;-amino-5&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;deoxyambutyrosin A.

United States Patent Naito et a1.

Dec. 2, 1975 S"-AMlNO-4',5"-D1DEOXYAMBUTYROS1N lnventors: Takayuki Naito; Susumu Nakagawa,

both of Tokyo; Soichiro Toda, Koshigaya, all of Japan Assignee: BristobMyers Company, New York,

Filed: June 15, 1973 App]. No.: 371,085

Published under the Trial Voluntary Protest Program on January 28, 1975 as document no. B 371,085.

U.S. Cl. 260/210 AB; 195/31; 260/210 R; 424/180; 424/181 Int. Cl. C07H 15/22 Primary Examiner-Johnnie R. Brown Attorney, Agent, or FirmRobert E. Havranek [57] ABSTRACT Derivatives of ambutyrosin A and 4'-deoxyambutyrosin A have been prepared which possess substantially improved antibacterial activity. An example of such an agent is 5"-amino-S"-deoxyambutyrosin A.

5 Claims, N0 Drawings 3,923,783 1, 2 5"-AMINO-4,5- DIDEOXYAMBUTYROSIN and is described in the eo-pending application of our 3 a v BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION associates, Ser. No. 88,6-3, filed Sept. 13, 197-. Field of the Invention SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a semisynthetic derivative of 5 The compounds having the formula in which X is H or OH; or a pharmaceutically acceptambutyrosin A or 4-deoxyambutyrosin A, said comreof are valuable antibactepound being prepared by converting the 5-hydroxy able acid addition salt the function to a 5"-amino function. rial agents.

2. Descri tion of the Prior Art p COMPLETE DISCLOSURE Ambutyrosin A is the subject matter of US. Pat. No. 30 3,541,078 and has the formula This invention relates to semi-synthetic derivatives of H CHZNHZ NR2 NH2 NHr-C-CH-CH CH on II I 2 ZNHZ 0 on Ito-c11 4'-Deoxyambutyrosin A has the formula 50 ambutyrosin A or 4-deoxyambutyrosin A, said com- 3 pounds being known as 5"-amino-5-deoxyambutyrosin A (Va. BB-K I26) and 5-amino-4',5- dideoxyambutyrosin A (Vb. BB-K 137) and respectively having the formulas H CH NH For the purpose of this disclosure, the term nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt shall mean a mono, di-, tri-, tetra or pentasalt formed by the interaction of 1 molecule of compound V with 1) Ambutyrosin A(Ia) Benz 10:: carbonyl cHIorIHe 9 4 -Deoxyambutyrosin AlIb) 4 l5 moles of a nontoxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid. lncludedamong these acids are acetic, hydrochloric, sulfuric. maleic, phosphoric, nitric, hydrobromic, ascorbic, malic and citric acid, and those other acids f, CH

45 commonly used to make salts of amine containing pharmaceuticals.

The compounds of the present invention are prepared by the following diagramatic scheme:

N no J 3 c n -ca -mc -na nn-c-o-c-n -c n a 2' cu cu no-a c H0 2 in which X is OH(IIa) or H(IIb).

2) Compound II 3) Compound III I 4) Compound Iv o u NH-G-PO-Y-CH I OH |2=o 0 III I CGHS in which x is 0H(IIIa) b 1 H(II Ib) N N o 3 x ca: un-g-o-ca -c n c n -cil -o c-nn NuC-o-cu -c u ca N c OH NH-C-CH-CHZ-I 2 3 2 0 ()5 NH OH I OK i c H CH 2 Iv 6 5 in'which x is OH(IVa) ofuuvb H /Pd' Compound Va n or I Compound Vb A preferred embodiment of the present inventionis -.the comp n g IhE-fOYIYTi-UIH I in which X is H or OH. R is H or and R is N or NH.;; or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable acid addition salt thereof.

Another preferred embodiment is the compound of formula VI in which R is R is N and X is H or OH.

A more preferred embodiment is the compound of formula VI in which R is H, R is NH and X is H or OH; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

A most preferred embodiment is the compound of formula VI in which R is H, R is NH: and X is OH; or a monoor polysulfate salt thereof.

Another most preferred embodiment is the compound of formula VI in which R is H, R is NH; and X 1m-c-cHcH -CH II I 2 0 on I 2 NH 1 R is H; or a monoor polysulfate salt thereof.

Another most preferred embodiment is the compounds of formula VI in which R is H, R is NH and X is H or OH; or a monoor polyhydrate thereof.

The objectives of the present invention have been achieved, by the provision according to the present invention of the process for the preparation of the compound having the formula mr-c-c'n-ca -CH NH OH II I v 2 2 2 in which X is H or OH; or a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof; which process comprises the consecutive steps of A. acylating ambutyrosin A or 4-deoxyambutyrosin A with benzyloxycarbonyl chloride, or its functional equivalent as an acylating agent, in a ratio of at least 4 moles, but preferably 4-4.5 moles, of acylating agent per mole of ambutyrosin A or 4'-deoxyambutyrosin A in solvent, preferably selected from the group comprised of dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, tetrahydrofuran, dioXane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, methanol, ethanol, water, acetone, pyridine, N-(lower)alkylpiperidine, or mixtures thereof, but preferably 20% aqueous acetone, at a temperature in the range of 10C to about 50C, but preferably at about 25C, to produce the compound having the formula in which X is H or OH;

B. acylating compound II with a sulfonyl halide having the formula WSO;Z-Z

in which Z is chloro, bromo or iodo, W is (lower)alkyl or an aryl moiety of the formula c 8 CH 0 c l c=o 0 halide, but preferably 1.0 to 1.2 moles, per mole of compound II in an inert organic solvent such as pyridine, benzene, toluene, dimethylformamide, acetone, and the like, and when the solvent is other than pyridine, in the presence of an excess amount of a tertiary amine, at a temperature in the range of l0C to about C, but preferably in the range of 0C to 10C, to produce the compound having the formula ll ca nn-c-o-ca -g H in which R and R are alike or different and each is H, (lower)alkyl, nitro, (lower)alkoxy, chloro, bromo, iodo and the like, in a ratio of at least one mole ofsulfonyl in which X and W are as ,defined above;

C. treating compound ill with a large excess of sodium or potassium azide in an organic solvent such as acetone, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide and the like, in the presence of about 5-l0% water, with the use of heat at about -l 20C for at least four hours to produce the compound having the formula l 2 0 H IV I c H -ca It should be apparent to those knowledgeable in the art that other agents can be used in the process above to acylate the amine functions of the intermediate compounds of the instant invention. This disclosure is meant to include all such acylating agents that produce labile amine blocking groups, said labile blocking groups commonly employed in the synthesis of peptides. The labile blocking groups must be readily removable by methods commonly known in the art. Examples of said labile blocking groups and their removal can be found in the review of A. Kapoor, J. Pharm. Sciences 59, pp. 127 (1970). Functional equivalents as acylating agent for primary amine groups would include corresponding carboxylic chlorides, bromides,

pled with the ambutyrosin A derivative (1) after first I reacting said free acid with N,N'-dimethylchloroforminium chloride [cf Great Britain Pat. No. 1,008,170 and Novak and Weichet, Experientia XXI/6, 360

( 1965)] or by the use of enzymes or of an N,N'-carbonyldiimidazole or an N,N-carbonylditriazole [cf Sheehan and Hess. J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 77, 1067, (1955)] or of alkynylarnine reagent lcf. R. Buijile and H. G. Viehe, Angew, Chem., International Edition 3, 582 1964)], or of a ketenimine reagent-[cf C. L. Stevens and M. E. Monk, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 80, 4065 (1958)] orof an isoxazolium salt reagent [cf. R. B. Woodward. R. A. Olofson and H. Mayer, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 83, 1010 (1961)]. Another equivalent of the acid chloride is a corresponding azolide, i.e., an amide of the correspondin g. acid whose amide nitrogen is a member of a quasiaro'matic five membered ring containing at least two nitrogen atoms, i.e., imidazole, pyrazole, the triazoles, benzimidazole, benzotriazole and their substituted derivatives. As an example of the general method for the preparation of an azolide, N,N- carbonyldiimidazole is reacted with a carboxylic acid in equimolar proportions at room temperature in tetrahydrofuran, chloroform, dimethylformamide or a similar inert solvent to form the carboxylic acid imidazolide in practically quantitative yield with liberation of carbon dioxide and one mole of imidazole. Dicarboxylic acids yield diimidazolides. The byproduct, imidazole, precipitates and maybe separated and the imidazolide isolated, but this is not essential. These reactions are well known in the art (cf. U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,079,314, 3,177,126 and 3,129,224 and British Pat. Nos. 932,644, 957,570 and 959,054).

Disclosure of the Preparation of 4-Deoxyambutyrosin and 4-deoxyambutyrosin B (lc) having the formula Component 1c is chemically known'as N -(4-amino- 2-hydroxybutyrl )-4-0-( 2 ,6-diamino-2,4,6-'trideoxy-D- glucopyranosyl )-5-O-D-ribofuranosyl-2-deoxystrepta-' mme.

The antibiotic complex, Bu-1975, has been isolated from the fermentation broth of three strains of Bacillus circulans, designated as Strain Nos. C 308-84, C 436-Bl and C532-B2 in the Bristol-Banyu culture collection. The antibiotic is a complex of at least five bio-active components. A,, A B, lb and 1c. Components A and A were identified with ambutyrosins A and B [U.S Pat. No. 3.54l,078 and Tetrahedron Letters, 28, pp. 26252628 1971)] respectively and component B was a solvent-extractable antibiotic with peptide-like properties. I

Components lb and la are new aminoglycoside antibiotics. lb was found to be composed of D-xylose, 2- deoxystre ptamine, L-( )-'y-aminoa-hydroxybuty ric acid and 2,6-diamino-2,4.6-trideoxy-D-glucose, a new deoxy amino sugar, and is named 4'-deoxyambutyrosin A.

lc was found to be composed of D-ribose, 2-deoxystreptamine, L-(-)-y-amino-a-hydroxybutyric acid and 2,6-diamino2,4,6-trideoxy-D-glucose and hence it is 4'-deoxyambutyrosin B. p

The complex is fermented from either of three subspecies of the microorganism Bacillus circulans. I

A culture of each of the living organisms has been deposited in the American Type Culture Collection, 12301 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Md. 20852 and have been assigned the following names and catalog numbers:

Bacillus circulans subsp. n. croceus (Strain No. C308- B4) A.T.C.C. 21820.

Bacillus circulans subsp. n. proteophilus (Strain No.

C436-B l) A.T.C.C. 21821.

Bacillus cii'culans subsp. n. biotinicus (Strain No. C532- B2) A.T.C.C. 21822.

Antibiotic Production A well-grown agar slant of the Bu-l975-producing organism was used to inoculate the seed medium con- MgSO.7H O. Antibiotic production reacheda maximum after 3-6 days shaking at 28C.

The antibiotic activity in the fermentation broth was determined by the paper disc-agar diffusion assay using Bacillus subrili's PC1219 and Klebsiella pneumoniue A20680. All components of Bu-l975 complex (A, A

B, lb and lc) showed activity against B. subtilis PC 1 219 but only two components, lb and lc, were active against K. pneumoniae A20680.

The productivity of the lb and 1c components relative to the other components were different among the strains. In the shaking flask fermentation. strain C532- B2 produced -100 mcg/ml. of the 1 components which represented about 30-50% of the total bioactivity assayed by B. subtilis. Other'strains were less productive of the 1 components than strain C532-B2.

Isolation and Purification The harvested broth was filtered using filteraid. and the bio-activity in the filtrate (pH 8.0) was absorbed by a column of Amberlite [RC-50 (NH, form). Thecolumn was washed with water and then developed by 1 N NH Ol-l solution. The active eluates' were combined, concentrated in 'vacuo and extracted with n-butanol to remove component B in the concentrate. The aqueous layer was separated and applied on a column of Amberlite CG-50 (NFL, form). The column was washed by water and N/4 NH OH solution successively, and the activity waseluted by N/2 NH OH, the eluate being collected fractionally. The active components were eluted in the order of A A lb and 1c, though with considerable overlap of the components, and the complete separation of each component was achieved after repeating the CG-50 column chromatography. 1

As shown in Table 4, two TLC (thin layer chromatography) systems, 5-110 and S-l 17 were found suitable to differentiatecomponents A and A; from components lb and Ic, and system S-1 15, when developed for 16 hours, enabled the separation of A from A and lb from lc.

Components A and A were identified with ambutyrosins A and B*, respectively, by the physicochemical properties (TLC, IR and NMR) and antibacterial spectrum. The following descriptions are mostly confined to components lb and lc of ant1b1ot1c Bu-1975. (*Thc antibiotic complex which was identified with ambutyrosins A and B had been isolated in our screening program and was employed as reference in the present study.)

TABLE I TLC of Bu-l975 Components Rf System Platc Solvent System AI A2 lb lc s-110* silica gel CHCl;,-MeOH-28%NH OH-H- ,O 0.41 0.41 0.51 0.51 5-117 silica gel c1-lc1 -ivie ori2zi /i 131,011 0.20 0.20 0.26 0.26 011111111111 cucu-Mcin-is /h nnon 3.71"" 0.2"" 5.3"" 0.5""

Three times development.

16 hours development. location is shown in cm from the origin.

soybean meal, 2% corn starch, 1% CaCO and 0.33%

Physico-chemical Properties of Components lb and 1c Components lb and lc are white amorphous solid bases, which are readily soluble in water, slightly soluble in methanol and ethanol, and practically insoluble in n-butanol, acetone and other organic solvents. Both components give positive reactions with ninhydrin and anthrone reagents but are negative in Tollens, Fehling and Sakaguchi reactions.

An analytical sample of lb was isolated in a form of dicarbonate, which melted at about 155C. (decomp.), [01],, +26.7 (c. 1.0, water), and analyzed as C ,H N O .2H CO Anal. calcd.: C, 41.63; H, 6.83; N, 10.55.

Found: C, 41.52; H, 6.47; N, 10.47.

It gave tetra-N-acetate, mp. 250C., [oz],,'- +26.0 (c. 0.5, water), which analyzed as C H N O (C H O) .3/2 H O.

Anal. calcd.: C, 47.40; H, 7.13; N, 9.53.

Found: C, 47.30; H, 7.47; N, 9.65.

Components lc melted at 172-178C (decomp), [011 +30.0 (c-1.0, water), and analyzed as C ,H,,N O .2H CO Anal. Calcd: C, 41.63; H, 6.83, N, 10.55.

Found: C, 41.22, H, 6.67, N, 10.82 The tetra-N-acetate of 1c was also prepared, mp 250C, [aLF +43 (c 0.5, water), and analyzed as 2i -n 5 n-( 2 2 )4 2 Anal. Calcd: C, 47.99, H, 7.08, N, 9.65

Found: C, 48.09, H 7.20, N, 9.42.

Antibiotics lb and 10 show end absorption only in the ultra violet region. The infrared (IR) spectra of lb and 1c are quite similar to those of ambutyrosin A and B.

The nuclear magnetic spectrum (NMR) of lb shows two anomeric protons at 85.28 (s) and 6.10 (d,.l=3.5Hz) ppm, the lower-field signal being different from that in the NMR spectrum of 1c which shows the anomeric protons at 85.28 (s) and 5.98 (d,.l=3.5Hz) ppm. Similar difference in the chemical shift of the second anomeric protons has been seen in the NMR spectra of ambutyrosin A and B. The comparative NMR data of lb and 10 along with ambutyrosin A and B are shown in Table 5. It is also shown in the Table that the ratio of integral protons at the higher (51.2-24 ppm) and the lower.(82.5-4.4 ppm) methylenemethine regions is 6: 18 for lb and 10 in contrast to the ratio of 4: 19 for ambutyrosin A and B.

TABLE 2 tion broth (200 flasks, 17L) was filtered and absorbed by a column of Amberlite lRC- (NH +form, 500 ml.). The column was washed with water and then eluted by 2.2 L of 1N NH OH solution. The active eluates were combined, concentrated in vacuo and extracted with n-butanol. Evaporation of the butanol extract gave 1.3 g. of crude solid (component B). The aqueous layer was concentrated in vacuo to about 30 ml. which was applied on a column of Amberlite CG-50 (NH,+form). The column was washed with 500 ml. of N/ 10 NH OH and 700 ml. of N/4 NH OH successively, and the bioactivity was eluated by N/2NH OH solution. The eluate was collected fractionally and traced by bioassay. ninhydrin reaction and TLC. The active components were eluted in the order of A A lb and lc.

Tube Estimated Nos. Volume TLC Ratio Solid 69-87 200 ml. A A 4 :6 228 mg. 88-111 250 A +lc 3 7 193 112-159 500 lb 201 Repeated column chromatography (CG-50, NH, form) of the second and third solids gave pure preparations of 120 mg. of 1c and 180 mg. of lb, respectively.

EXAMPLE 2 Comparative Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) data of Components lb and le with Ambutyrosins A and B (60 MHz. in D 0 pH 2.0)

Examples of the Preparation and Purification of 4'-deoxyambutyrosin A EXAMPLE 1 Agar slant culture of B. circulans strain C532-B2 was used to inoculate 100 ml. of medium N0. YGP-l 1.5% glucose, 0.5% polypeptone, 0.2% yeast extract, 0.05% K HPO and 0.05% MgSO, 7H O) in a 500 ml. Erlenmeyer flask. The seed culture was incubated at 37C. for 24 hours on rotary shaker (250 rpm) and each 2 m1. of the growth was transferred to 100 ml. of fermentation medium No. 132 (3% soybean meal, 2% corn starch, 1% CaCO and 0.33% MgSo .7H O). After six days shaking culture at 28C., the paper disc (8 mm.) assay of the fermentation broth showed 25 mm. inhibition zone on B. subtilis PC1219 plate and 16 mm. zone on K. pneumoniae A2068O plate. Combined fermenta- EXAMPLE 3 I B. circulans strain C308-B4 was used as a seed culture and shake-flask fermentation was'conducted as in Example 1. The harvested broth (18 L) contained mg. of component A (A, A 6.4 g of component B and 75 mg. of components lb and lc.

EXAMPLE 4 B. circulans strain C436-B1 was used as a seed cul- EXAMPLE 5 Submerged and aerated fermentation experiment was carried out in 20-1.. jar fermentors. B. circulans strain C532-B2-H48 was used to inoculate 10 L of medium No. YGP-l (pH 7.2 after sterilization). The seed culture was stirred at 250 rpm at 35C. with aeration rate of 10 L/min., and gave vigorous growth after 11 NH OH. The activity was eluted with N/2 NH OH and the eluates were collected fractionally. yielding 7.2 g. of component A from tube Nos. 49 l-800 and 4.2 g. of component la and lb from tube Nos. 931-1370. A mixhours (pl-1 6.0). At 1 1.5 hours, 1 L of the seed culture 5 ture of components A and lb and 10, 1.8 g., was recovwas transferred to L of sterilized production mecred from tube Nos. 801-930.

dium No. 132. The fermentation was carried out at Amberlite lRC 50 is the tradename for a weakly 28C. with aeration rate of 1 1.5 L/min. Frequent addiacidic cationic exchange resin of a carboxylic-polymetions of silicone antifoam (KM-70) were necessary to thacrylic type.

control the excessive foaming. A peak potency of the 1 Amberlite CG 50 is the tradename for the chromatobroth was attained at 70 hours (pH 8.2), and the differgraphic grade of a weakly acidic cationic exchange ential assay using B. subtilis PC] 219 and K. pneumoresin of a carboxylic-polymethacrylic type.

niae A20680 showed 79 mcg./ml. of component A (A The compounds V are valuable as antibacterial A and 49 mcg./m1. of components lb and 1c. agents, nutritional supplements in animal feeds, thera- EXAMPLE 6 peutic agents in poultry and animals, including man,

and are especially valuable in the treatment of infec- Larger scale fermentation was carried out in pilot tious diseases caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negplant tankscapable of fermenting 100 L and 300 L volative bacteria. umes. The fermentation conditions were similar to The compounds V when administered orally are usethose of Example 5 except that the agitation rate was ful as an adjunctive treatment for preoperative steril- 180 rpm and the incubation temperature (pH 8.7), the ization of the bowel. Both aerobic and anaerobic flora broth potency reached 95 meg/ml. of component A which are suseptible to these drugs are reduced in the and 45 meg/ml. of components lb and 10. large intestine. When accompanied by adequate mechanical cleansing, they are useful in preparing for co- EXAMPLE 7 35 lonic surgery.

Harvested broth from two 300-L tanks (650 L) eon- The compounds V are effective in the treatment of taining about 20 meg/ml. of component C was filtered systemic bacterial infections when administered parenat pH 8.5 and stirred with 8.6 L of Amberlite lRC-SO terally in the dosage range of about 250 mg. to about (NH +form). The resin was separated, washed with 80 3,000 mg. per day in divided doses three or four times L of water and then eluted batchwise with l N 'Nl-LOH a day. Generally the compounds are effective when adsolution (10 L X 3). The ,eluates were combined and ministered at a dosage of about 5.0 to 7.5 mg./kg. of concentrated in vacuo at -40C. to about 500 m1. body weight every 12 hours. Tables 3 and 4 illustrate volume which contained 11.3 gram unit of component the comparative in vitro antimicrobial activities of A and 7.3 gram unit of components lb and 1c. The concompound Va and Vb as compared to ambutyrosin A centrate was extracted with n-butanol to remove con- 35 (la) and 4'-deoxyambutyrosin A (lb) against a variety taminated component B, and the aqueous layer was of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. stirred with 200 ml. of Amberlite CG-50 (NH +form). The MICs are obtained by the Steers agardilution The resin was separated, washed with 5 L of water and method on nutrient agar medium and are reported in then placed on a top of CG-SO column (NH -1- form, meg/m1. 1500 ml.). The column was developed with 7 L of N/4 Table 3 MIC (meg/ml.) Va la (lot 1) E. Coli NIHJ 0.8 0.8 do. Juhl A15119 0.8 0.8 do. A15169 0.8 0.8 do. KM-R A20363 0.8 0.8 do. A9844 0.8 0.4 do. KM-R A20365 0.4 0.2 do. K-12 A9632 0.8 0.4 do. do. KM-R A20664 1.6 1.6 do. do. KM-R A20665 0.4 0.4 do. W677 A20684 0.8 0.8 do. JR/W677 A20683 25 K. pneumoniae D-ll 0.2 0.1

do. Type 22 No. 3038 A20680 25 S. marccsccns A200l9 1.6 3.1 P. acruginosa D-15 1.6 3.1

do. H9 13-113 KM-R 100 100 do. A9923 3.1 12.5 do. A9930 0.4 0.8 do. A15150 3.1 do. A15194 3.1 6.3 do. GM-R A2071? 12.5 25 do. GM-R A20718 6.3 12.5 P. vulgaris A9436 0.4 0.4 do. A9526 0.8 018 P. mirabilis A9554 1.6 0.8 do. A9900 1.6 0.11 P. morganii A9553 1.6 0.8 do. A2003l 1.6 0.1; S. aureus Smith A 15167 0.4 0.8 do. 209? SM-R 3.1 1.6 do. KM-R A20259 1.6 6.3 Mycobactcrium 607 1.6 0.4

do. do. KM-R 100 100 do. do. KM.SM-R 100 100 do. phlei 0.1a 0.2

Table 3 shows the MIC values of Va (lot 1) and 1a against 36 strains of test organisms. Table 4 shows the MIC values of Va (lot 2) and Vb against 67 strains of test organisms including 34 PSHHIUHZOHUS strains. The last two columns of table 4 indicates the MIC ratios of Va (lot 2) to la and of Vb to lb. I

Compound Va (lot 2) is generally 2- to 4-fold more active than la against most of Psuea'omonas species tested, 16-fold more active against a strain of Providencia sp. A 20894 and also 4-fold more active against E. coli A 20685 and K. pneunzonae A 20680 (the R type resistant organisms producing neomycin phosphotransferase II) which are resistant to ambutyrosin A (la).

Compound Vb is almost as active as lb against most of the test organisms (the MIC ratios are /2 2) except against Ps. aeruginosa A 20653 which is moderately resistant to Vb (MIC 25 mcg/ml) and highly resistant to lb 100 meg/ml) and also against Providencia sp. A 20894 which is 4-fold more sensitive to Vb (6.3 mcg/ml) than IB (25 mcg/ml).

The term-(lower) as used herein, for example, in (lower) alkyl or (lower)all oxy is meant to define a saturated straight or branched chain carbon residue of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, e.g., methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, ethoxy, methoxy, isopropoxy, etc.

Examples of the Preferred Embodiments EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of Tetra-N-benzyloxycarbonylambutyrosin A (Ila) Benzyloxycarbonylchloride (1.5 g, 8.8 m moles) was added dropwise at 10 to a stirred mixture of 1.03 g (2 m moles) of ambutyrosin A (la) and 466 mg (4.4 m moles) of Na CO in 25 ml of aqueous acetone. The mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature and then concentrated in vacuo to ca 10 ml. The resulting aqueous solution was extracted with three 20-ml portions of water saturated butanol. The butanol extracts were evaporated in vacuo to give an oil, which was triturated with either, filtered and dried in vacuo to yield 1.667 g (80%) of Ila.

EXAMPLE 2 Preparation of Tetra-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-S "-O-tosylambutyrosin A (Illa) Tosyl chloride (314 mg, 1.66 m moles) was added at 10C to a stirred solution of 1.65 g (1.57 m moles) of Ila in 10 ml of dry pyridine and the mixture was stirred overnight at 4C. The reaction mixture was treated a small amount of water and evaporated to remove the pyridine. The residue was dissolved in with a small amount of a mixture of Cl-lCl MeOH (20:1) and chromatographed on a silica gel column (18 X 620 mm) using the above mixed solvent as an eluent. After 150 ml of the eluate had been collected the desired product was eluted in the next 77-ml fraction. Evaporation gave 743 mg (39%) of Illa.

EXAMPLE 3 Preparation of 5-Amino-5-deoxyambutyrosin A (Va, BB-K126).

To a mixture of 662 mg (0.548 mmole) of Illa in 20 ml of dimethylformamide (DMF) was added a solution of 260 mg (4 m moles) of NaN in 1 ml of water and the mixture was heated overnight at C and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue was washed thoroughly with ether and then water to give 675 mg of crude 5"-azido-tetra-N-benzyloxycarbonyl- 5-deoxyambutyrosin A (lVa) showing an azide bond at 2120 cm in the infrared spectrum (IR), which was dissolved in 50 ml of 50% aqueous ethanol. The solution was hydrogenated overnight with 400 mg of 10% palladium on carbon under atmospheric pressure at room temperature. The catalyst was filtered off and the filtrate was evaporated in vacuo to remove the organic solvent. The resulting aqueous solution was placed on the top of a column of Amberlite of CG-50 (NH,, 23 ml) resin, which was washed with 40 ml of water and eluted successively with 280 ml of 0.1 N Nl-LOH, 750 m1 of 0.3 N NI LOH and finally 1 L of 0.5 N NH Ol-l. The eluate was collected in .15-ml fractions. Fractions 87 1 12 which showed a ninhydrin positive and bioactive spot at Rf 0.18 by thin layer chromatography (TLC) (silica gel plate, S-), were combined and evaporated in vacuo and lyophilized to give 157 mg (52% from Illa) of Va [BB-K 126 (lot 2)]; mp 168 170; yC=O 1640 cm.

Anal. Calcd. for C H H O .3/2I-l CO H O: C, 41.73; H, 6.97; N, 12.98.

Found: C, 41.71; H, 6.85; N, 12.75.

Amberlite CG-5O is the tradename for the chromatographic grade of a weakly acidic cationic exchange resin of a carboxylic-polymethacrylic type.

Thin layer chromatography system S-1 10 consists of silica gel. CHC1 MeOH: 28% Nl-LOH: H O in a ratio of 1141211.

EXAMPLE 4 Preparation of Tetra-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-4'-deoxyambutyrosin A (llb) Benzyloxycarbonyl chloride 1.5 g, 8.8 m moles) was added at 10C to a stirred mixture of 1.0 g (2 m moles) of 4-deoxyambutyrosin A (lb) and 466 mg (4.4 m moles) of Na CO in 25 ml of 20% aqueous acetone and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated to about 10 ml and the concentrate was extracted several times with n-butanol. The extracts were evaporated to dryness to give the oily residue, which was triturated with ether to give 1.9 g (92%) of white powder (llb).

EXAMPLE 5 Preparation of Tetra-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-5 '-tosy1-4 ,5 '-dideoxyambutyrosin A (lllb).

Tosyl chloride (366 mg, 1.93 m moles) was added at 10C to a solution of 1.9 g (1.83 m moles) of Ilb in 12 ml of dry pyridine. The mixture was stirred at 4C for 3 days, treated with a small amount of water for 1 hr. at 4C and evaporated to remove the pyridine. The residue was washed with water, dried under reduced pressure and then dissolved in a small amount of a mixture of CHCI and CH OH (20:1 The solution was chromatographed on a silica gel column 18 X 70 mm) using the same solvent system. After m1 of the eluate had been collected, the desired product emerged in the next 120 ml. This fraction was evaporated to give 723 mg (33%) of lllb.

EXAMPLE 6 Preparation of "-amino-4'-5"-dideoxyambutyrosin A (Vb, BB-K 137) To a solution of 428 mg (0.36 m moles) of Illb in 13 ml of DMF was added a solution of 170 mg (2.6 m moles) of NaN in 0.7 ml of water and the mixture was heated overnight at 105C and then concentrated to dryness in vacuo. The oily residue was thoroughly washed with ether and then water to give the 5-azidotetra-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-4 ,5 '-dideoxyambutyrosin A (lVb), which was dissolved in 40 ml 50% aqueous ethanol and hydrogenated with 400 mg of Pd-C under ordinary pressure at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in a small amount of water and placed on the top of a column of amberlite CG-50 (NHJ, 20 ml), which was washed with 30 ml of water and irrigated successively with 240 ml of 0.1 N NH OH, 600 ml of 0.3 N NH OH and finally 1.2 L of 0.5 N Nl-LOH. The eluate was collected in -ml fractions and monitored by ninhydrin spot test, disc assay (B. subtilis) and TLC (silica gel plate, CHCl -CH OH-28%NH OH-H O 114:2:1). Fractions 74 96 which showed a ninhydrin positive and bioactive spot at Rf 0.17 by TLC were combined and evaporated under reduced pressure and lyophilized to give 102 mg (57% from 10) of Vb (BB-K 137); mp 164 167 'yC=O 1640 cm.

Anal. Calcd. for c .H, N.,-o,.,.s/2H co,.M211 0: c, 40.17; 11, 6.89; N, 11.96. Found: c, 40.13; 11, 6.85; N, 11.70.

EXAMPLE 7 Preparation of the Monosulfate Salt of Compounds Va or Vb EXAMPLE 8 Preparation of the Disulfate Salt of Compound Va or Vb Thirty-Five grams of Va or Vb are dissolved in 125 ml. of deionized water. The pH is adjusted to 7-7.5 with 50% V/V sulfuric acid.

Eight and one half grams of Darco (3-60 (activated charcoal) is added and the mixture is slurried at ambient room temperature for 0.5 hour.

The carbon is removed by suitable filtration and washed with 40 ml. of water. The water wash is added to the filtrate.

The combined filtrate-wash above is adjusted to pH 2-2.6 with 50% V/V sulfuric acid. A large amount of carbon dioxide is evolved. The solution is left at house vacuum with stirring for 20 minutes to expel additional carbon dioxide.

Eight and one half grams of Darco G- is added to the degassed solution. The mixture is slurried for 0.5 hour at ambient room temperature. The carbon is removed by suitable filtration and washed with 35 ml. of deionized water. The water is added to the filtrate.

The combined filtrate-wash is adjusted to pH l-1.3 with 50% V/V sulfuric acid. This solution is added with rapid stirring over a 10 minute period to 600-800 ml. of methanol (3-4 volumes of methanol). The mixture is stirred for 5 minutes at pH l-l .3, passed through a 100 mesh screen, stirred for 2 minutes and allowed to settle for 5 minutes. Most of the supernatant is decanted. The remaining slurry is suitably filtered, washed with 200 ml. of methanol and vacuum dried at 50C for 24 hours to yield the desired disulfate salt Va or Vb.

We claim:

1. A compound having the formula a-c-ca-ca -c11 in which X- is H, R is H or and R is N or NH or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.

2. The compound of claim 1 in which R is 60 R1 is N3 and x is H.

3. The compound of claim 1 in which R is H, R is NH and X is H; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. The compound of claim 1 in which R is H, R is NH and X is H; or a mono-, di-, tri-, tetraor penta sulfate salt thereof.

5. A monohydrate of the compound of claim 4. 

1. A COMPOUND HAVING THE FORMULA
 2. The compound of claim 1 in which R is
 3. The compound of claim 1 in which R is H, R1 is NH2 and X is H; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 4. The compound of claim 1 in which R is H, R1 is NH2 and X is H; or a mono-, di-, tri-, tetra- or penta sulfate salt thereof.
 5. A monohydrate of the compound of claim
 4. 